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Alessandro Ballan

1979 - Today

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Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team BMC Racing Team. He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in 2008. Although he possessed a frame that was usually more associated with climbing, Ballan established himself as a leading spring classics contender. His nickname, Bontempino, is a diminutive reference to Guido Bontempi, to whom he bears a resemblance. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alessandro Ballan is the 527th most popular cyclist (down from 402nd in 2019), the 4,452nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,269th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Alessandro Ballan ranks 527 out of 1,613. Before him are Luca Paolini, Mathew Hayman, Niki Terpstra, Andreas Kappes, Lars Michaelsen, and Dan Martin. After him are Chris Boardman, Elia Viviani, Wout Poels, Silvio Martinello, Thomas Frischknecht, and Tadej Valjavec.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alessandro Ballan ranks 461. Before him are Andrej Komac, Clotilde Hesme, Vyacheslav Shevchuk, Joseba Llorente, Ayda Field, and Chen Hao. After him are Mihai Trăistariu, TheFatRat, Kristina Ohlsson, Hanna Ljungberg, Juan Ignacio Chela, and Janny Sikazwe.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Ballan ranks 4,453 out of 5,161. Before him are Isolde Kostner (1975), Mimma Zavoli (1963), Alessio Figalli (1984), Andrea Boattini (1969), Fabio Liverani (1976), and Maria Luisa Berti (1971). After him are Pierdomenico Baccalario (1974), Salvatore Bocchetti (1986), Marco Motta (1986), Elia Viviani (1989), Gianluca Lapadula (1990), and Sandro Cuomo (1962).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Alessandro Ballan ranks 86. Before him are Damiano Cunego (1981), Filippo Ganna (1996), Ivan Gotti (1969), Giovanni Lombardi (1969), Antonella Bellutti (1968), and Luca Paolini (1977). After him are Elia Viviani (1989), Silvio Martinello (1963), Giuseppe Guerini (1970), Franco Pellizotti (1978), Filippo Pozzato (1981), and Stefano Garzelli (1973).

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